Bag-holder.



PATENTBD 0015.9

P. M. ,THORPEL BAG HOLDER.

4APPLICATION Hmm ouml, 1905.

Inventor Hank/M. T/Lore f 1% nu non'ms rfi-nu ca.. IMM, u. c.

UNITED STATESl FRANK Mnl-roars, oF LAMAaMrSsoURI BAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented 0016-9, 1906.

`Application.filed October 31,1905. Serial No. 285,360.

T0 @il whom it may con/etarra.-

Be it known that I, FRANK M. THORPE, a citizergof the United States, residing at Lamar, in the county of Barton and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bag-holders; and my object is to produce afdevioe of this'character. which' can be easily and ,conveniently char ed with paper or other ba s and from whic said bags may be readi y removed either individually or collectively, but from which they cannotabe accidentally dislodged.

A further object is to produce a bag-holder of this character of simple, strong, durable,

cheap, and compactconstruction.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novrel and peculiar features of construction and organira'tiomas hereinafter described and claiined, andin order that it may be fully understood rerence is. to lig hlad to the ac com an awmgs, 1n W c a side elevation of a bag-holder embodying my invention, the same being char ed with ba s of different sizes. 2

fisa ont View o the same. Fig. 3 is a rear view with the bags pmitted.

In thesaidl drawings a hanger-piece is preferably formed of a short piece of heavy wire bent to produce the loop or eye 1 and the horizontal arms 2, projecting oppositely from saidloop 'or eye and terminating in hook ends 3. A series of frames (four in this instance) of different lengths and widths are each formed of a piece of wire'of proper gage. The

frames respectively comprise a pair of arms Y 4, 4, 4b, and 4, which by preference and for and 8.

the sake of compactness converge upward d `4a slightlyand terminate in hooks or eyes 5, 5a,

5P, and 55, respectivelyengaging the arms 2, on which theyrar pioted or hinged, the arms 4 and hooks ofsaid frames occupying substantially the positions shown clearly in the draws. Near their lower ends the arms are bent to fornr'the-coils 6, 6a, 6b, and 6, and at their extreme lower ends said arms are bent to form the forwardlyeprojecting: shelf portions 7, 7 a, 7b, and 7c; ar'dterminate in the integral cross connections or arches 8, 8a, 8b, When viewed from the front or rear, the arms of said frames are substantially parallel with each other.

Carried by the largest frame, which 'the rearmost pne, is a guard for preventing' lateral displacement of the bags, said guardy guard-frame.

frame being composed of wire bent to form a cross-piece 9, extending through the coils 6.

At the ends ofthe cross-piece the wire is bent to form the forwardly-projecting arms' 10, which in turn are bent back upon themselves to provide rearwardly-projecting arms 11 at the outer sides of arms 10.' At the rear ends of arms 11 the wire is bent upwardly to form the. arms 12, and said arms 12 terminate at the upper ends in'ffd'rwardly and inwardly projectin eyes 13:" VThe guard-frame car. `-ried by t lfrom arms 2 is somewhat narrower t an the 'first-named guard-frame and consists ofi a piecelof wire bent toform the crosspiece 14, extending through 'the coils of the lastnamed depending frame, and forwardly-projecting arms 15 at the ends of saidA cross-piece. At the front ends of said arms 15 the wire is bent back upon itself to form the rearwardlyprojecting arms .16, and from the rear ends of e second-largest frame deplending said arm ssaid wireis bent to form the dediate y' below, said 'arms 17 also extending slidingly through the eyes13 of the first-nam The guard-frame compris' arts 14, 15, 16a, 17a, and 188L of the thir argest frame depending vfrom arms 2 is ofv precisely the same construction as the second one, except that its eyes 18a project forwardly and outwardly instead of rearwardly and outwardly, as in the second ylargest guard-frame. It is by preference somewhat narrower than the guard-frames before described, and its arms 17a are preferably longer, because the corresponding arms of the second largest frame project downward, whereas the arms 12 of the lower guard-frame project upward. Its eyes 18 slidingly engage the arms 17 above the engagement with said arms of v' eyes 13 of the first-named guard-frame. The guard-frame comprising arts 14h, 15b, 16", 17h, and v18b of-'the fourt or smallest ,frame depending .from arms 2 is precisely the same as the third guard-frame and has its eyes 18"- engaging the arms 17 a of such guard-frame.'

From the description of the parts thus far it will be apparent that by grasping the shelf portion of one of the depending frames and pulling it forward said frame will swing forward, together with all of the corresponding frames in front of it, and therefore lncrease the space between"the frame grasped and the frame immediately behind it. This IOO IIO

wlaenmg or tne space between the frame and the one immediately behind it enables the operator to slip a large package of bags into said space, the rear side of said package bearing against the arms 4 of said rear frame. Said package also iits between the forwardlyprojecting arms of the guard-frame carried by said rear frame and rests at its lower end upon the shelf-arms of said rear frame, the arched cross-piece at the front ends of said shelf-arms bearing against the front side of said ackage. The same manipulation will enab e the operator to withdraw the said bags collectively. To hold the hinged hangerframes yieldingly from forward movement, and therefore guard against accidental dislodgment of the ba s from said holder, a spring-clamp is emp oyed to press against t e topmost package of bags. To produce this clamp, a piece of s ring-wire is bent to form the depending U-s aped clamp-arm 19, mounted at its upper end upon the arms 2, as at 20, the ends of the wire depending from said arms and terminating in hooks 21 for engagement, by preference, with one or more of the arms 4, 4, 4b, and 4c of the hanger-frames, the terminals of the hook being at the front side, by preference, of said hanger-frames. When each hanger-frame is equipped with a package of proper-sized bags, the salesman or other person desiring one of an particular size can rasp the same near its ower portion and puIl it toward him, the result being said ba is drawn out of the holder without disturbing the others, it being apparent that the pressure of the clamp alone 1s what holds the topmost series of bags in place. In fact, the pressure of the clam is necessary to hold all of the sets of bags re iably, for the reason that the peculiar connection between the guard-frames is such' that the friction engendered overcomes the gravitative tendency of the hinged hanger-frames. A holder of this character can be easily and quickly hooked upon or removed from a nail or other sup ort and is peculiarly adapted for use by con ectionery or fruit venders or for outside stands. Upon such stands, as a rule, space is limited, and the ordinary pedestal-holders of the character disclosed in Patent N o. 767,022, issued to me August 9, 1904, cannot be conveniently used.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a hanging bagolder embodying t e features of advantage enumerated as desirable.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bag-holder, comprising a support, a series of hanger-frames dependin from said support and provided at their ower ends with forwardly-projecting shelves, and guardframes carried by each of the depending frames; each guard-frame below the top one wit having a sliding connection with the guardframe above it.

2. A bag-holder, comprisin a support, a series of hanger-frames depen in from said sup ort and rovided at their ower ends wit forward -projecting shelves, guardframes carrie by each of the depending frames, and a clamp for engagement with the ackage of bags carried by the topmost iian er-frame, to hold said frames pressed yiel ingly together.

3. A bag-holder, comprisin `a support, a series of hanger-frames depen in from said sup ort and provided at their ower ends wit forwardly-pro j ecting shelves, and guardframes carried by and hinged to the hangerframes; each guard-frame below the top one having a sliding connection with the guardframe above it.

4. A bag-holder, com risin a support, a series of hanger-frames epen in from said sup ort and rovided at their ower ends forward y-projecting shelves, guardframes carried b and hinged to the hangerframes, and a c amp for en agement with the package of ba s carried y the topmost han er-frame, to old' said frames pressed yielingly together.

5. A bag-holder, com risin a'support, a series of hanger-frames epen ing from said support and provided with forwardl ro- 'ectmg shelves at their lower end, saidfs e ves aving upwardl -projecting portions at their front ends, an guard-frames carried b each of the dependln .or hanger frames; eac guard-frame below t e top one havin a sliding connection with the guard-frame a ove it.

6. A bag-holder, comprising a cross-piece adapted to be suspended from a suitable support, a series o hanger-frames de ending from said cross-piece, any one of w 'ch eX- cept the bottom or rear one is ada ted for movement at its lower end forwar ly from the hanger-frame immediately to the rear, and guard-'frames hinged to each hangerframe, each uard-frame above the bottom one bein sli ingly connected to the hangerframe be ow it.

7. A bag-holder, com rising a cross-piece adapted to be sus en ed from a suitable support, a series of anger-frames de ending from said cross-piece, any one of w ich except the bottom or rear one is ada ted for movement at its lower end forwar ly from the hanger-frame immediately to the rear, guard-frames hinged to each hanger-frame, each guard-frame above the bottom one bein slidingly connected to the hanger-frame be ow it, and a spring-clamp carried by said cross-piece and adapted to press rearwardly against the topmost package of bags carried by the holder. A

8. In a bag-holder, a hanger-frame provided with a forwardly-projecting shelf at its lower end, and a guard-frame consisting of a IOO IIO

Cross-piece hinged to the said hanger-frame, and provided at its ends with forwardly-projeotn arms.

9. a bag-holder7 a hanger-frame provided with a-forwardly-projeeting shelf at its lower end7 a guard-frame consisting of a cross-piece hinged or pvoted to said hangerframe and provided at its ends with forwardly-projeeting arms, a second hangerframe provided with a orwardly-projeotn shelf above the shelf of the rst-name 

